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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation of 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
An editorial argues that crime statistics are overstated due to aging population shifts reporting practices and price effects. It cites a New York Times survey with criminologists and sociologists noting major crimes per capita are not rising as fast as overall crime and warns against sensational headlines misleadi ng the public.
The Vermont House passed a bill liberalizing Sunday alcohol sales in restaurants, despite moral concerns from opponents. Supporters say hours extension aids tourism without harming Vermonters' morals, while the vote shows a narrow consensus amidst ongoing opposition.
Readers note Bennington delegation testified at a Montpelier hearing on a bill to tighten billboard and roadside ad laws. The Greater Bennington Association report highlights regional growth and economic development including union school approval and a thriving made in Vermont crafts sector amid weather woes at Green Mountain Park arts show.
Good Advice for the Young discusses how returning Peace Corps volunteers face culture shock and personal dislocation. The essay argues the adjustment is intense but transient, with feelings of unreality and isolation, and asserts no broad societal obligation or rewards are owed to the corps members as they mature through the experience.
Washington says a UPI light feature tells how the Cigar Smokers of America awarded Sir Winston Churchill’s honorary status to Jimmy Durante but the Los Angeles Post Office misaddressed the certificate as unknown. CSA head Robert M. Donaldson pressed Postmaster Gronouski on whether automation caused the error, and a postal official noted that an unfamiliar name may stall delivery. The anecdote leads to reflections on fame, alienation, and the Peace Corps era, contrasting youth idealism with older perspectives.
Washington report notes Republicans in Congress act as constructive opposition despite 32 to 68 Senate and 140 to 294 House splits. Dirksen and Ford push voting rights expansion, while maintaining support for some Johnson programs. The piece highlights cooperation on Viet Nam policy and balanced power between president and Congress, with Republicans avoiding bitterness after electoral losses.
In Albany Gov. Rockefeller fights to push a 3.5 billion budget and a 2 percent sales tax through a Democratic Senate and Assembly. The outcome could shape his bid for a third term, with taxes and revenue plans under sharp political scrutiny as factions led by Mayor Wagner and Chairman McKeon maneuver for leverage and votes.
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